Track-fastener.



G. W. NEVINS.

TRACK FASTENERK APPLICATION FILED MAR.21,1908.

90%?57, Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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GEORGE W. NEVINS, OF PERRY, NEW YORK.

TRACK'FASTENEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 21, 1902. Serial No. 422,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonon W NEVIN s, a citizen of the. United States,residing at Perry, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Track-Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a. specification.

The object of this. invention is an improved track fastener which isadapted to effectually secure the rail to a peculiar-l3 formed cross tiewith the use of a. minimum number of bolts, which is arranged toprcventany s inreading of thcraih and in which the bolts employed arerelieved of excessive strain.

With this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain.

constructions, arrangements. and combinations of the parts that l shallhereinafter fully describe and then point out. the novel featuresthereof in the appended claims.

1 For a full understanding of the invention and-the merits thereof, andto acquire a knowledge of-the details of construction, reference is tobe had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:Figure 1 is a aerspective view of a. portion of the tie, showingimproved track fasteners applied thereto; 2 is a detail view inperspective of a clamp; Fig. 3 isa similar View of a b ace; Fig. 4; is atop perspcctive view of one end of the tie,,and, Fl 5 is a longitudinalsection thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the samereference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates an improved crosstie, which is preferably constructed of metal and .which is formed atits side edges with depending flanges This tie is designed to support atits ends two rails 3, and is formed in its near said ends, withtransverse ribs 4 which are flush with the outeredges of the baseflanges of the rails, and the inner edges of which formabutments tolimit the outward movement of the latter. This tie is formed near itsends with pairs of longitudinally spaced, downwardly converging openings5 extending therethrough, the openings 5 of each pair being situated onopposite sides of the adjacent rail, and being spaced from the edges ofthe base flanges outer base received in the inner openings thereof, asshown. 'llhese o ienings 5 are preferably elongated, and the ontern'iostopenings extend. through the ribs it and divide the latter int twosections, blocks (3 being secured to ormed integral with the tie at theext ities thereof, and tending transversely of its upper faccfin spacedrelation the ribs 4- and beyond the outer openiu;

Braces '1 ill heir outer ends to the extren'iites U means of screws orbolt; ti. and p inwardly and upwardly, as shown, so to extend across thetlan 'es cl the rails with their inner ends bear 5 against the websthereol',- the outer extremities of said braces abutting against theblocks (3. Each of these bra cs is formcd with a detmnding clutching armf1) which curves downwardly and inwardly and tits in the outer opening 5and between the swtions of the ribs t, said clutching arm being formedat its inner edge and near it end, with an otl'set portion which con an.inwardlyfaciiiig shoulder '10 and a t. f wardly facing shoulder 11. Thevardly facing s ioulders lit ar" rest upon the pertions of the tie 01neon openings and the adjactn. edges c" base flanges of the rails, whilethe li facing shoulders 10 are ads against the outer edges of the of therails, the outer ends of t ing preferably inclined as indicated atClamps 13 are secured to the cross that the outer ends thereof extendacross inner base flanges of the rail, and ill to naw'ith dependingclutching arms curve downwardly and outwardl these clutching arms formed5 edge and near its upper end v portion. constituting an inner fly gshoulder 15 and a downwardly facing shoulder 16, the latter resting uponthe por -on of the tie between the inner opening 53 a the adjacent edgeof the base flange, of rail, and the former being arranged to bearagainst the inner edge of file vase flange the rail and to'hold the sameagainst the brace 7 so as to maintain the proper gage of track. Theinner ends of the clamps 13 are preferably inclined asindicated at 18and are secured to the tie by screws or bolts 17 vassing therethrough.

It is to be understood that changes in and modifications of theconstruction and preportion of the parts, as herein shown and from thespirit of the invention or sacrific-.

ing any of the advantages thereof.

From the above description, in connection with the accompanying drawing,it will be apparent that I have provided a simple, durable and efficientconstruction of track fastener,iwhich is arranged to effectually securethe rails to the cross tie, which may be easily and cheaplymanufactured, and which consists of comparatively few parts that may bereadily applied to the tie.

Having thus described the invention, what ting against the blocks, saidbraces being I claim is: i

1. The combination with a cross tie and a rail supported thereon, saidtie being formed with openings on each side ,of the rail and spacedtherefrom, of means for securing the rail to the tie, said meanscomshoulders, the latter resting upon the tie be-- tween the openingsand the adjacent edges of the rail, and the former bearing against saidedges, as and for the purposespecified.

2. The combination with a tie and rails supported at the endsv of thelatter, said tie being formed near its ends with spaced openings onopposite sides of the rail and with ribs flush with the outer edges ofthe latter and divided into sections by the outermost openings, said tiebeing also formed at its ends with blocks on the same side of the railsas the ribs and spaced therefrom, of braces secured to the ends of thetie, with one end engaging the outer ba'se flanges of the rails andbearing against the web portion thereof, and with their other endsabutformedwith depending clutching arms fitting in the, outer openingsand between the sections of the ribs, and clamps secured to the tie andformedwit-h depending clutching arms received in the inner openings,said clamps engaging the inner base flanges of the rails and beingarranged to hold the latter against the braces. In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. NEVINS. [1,. 5.] Witnesses:

' JOSEPH E. Conn,

C. A. OARMIGHAEL.

